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'C's of Small Business Lending Commonly Referred to As the 5 'C's, Here Is What a Lender Will Want to Know About A 5 ‘C’s of Small Business Lending Commonly referred to as the 5 ‘C’s, here is what a lender will want to know about a business owner and their business: Character – If you want a loan for your business, the lender may consider your experience and industry track record in your business and industry to evaluate how trustworthy you are to repay. When the going gets tough, will you help the lender get their monies back? Are you a help or a drain on your business? Lenders need to know the borrower and guarantors are honest and have integrity. Credit Score – This is perhaps the most important aspect a banker will look at when considering a loan approval. As history is the best predictor of the future, a lender will examine the personal credit of all borrowers and guarantors involved in the loan. A factoring company puts less emphasis on the Credit Score of the business owner and looks more into the Credit Score of the business’ customers (the Account Debtors). Capacity – Lenders are going to look at your monthly and annual revenue and base this amount on the company’s ability to pay back the loan. A Factor will look at your gross margins and make sure you have a profitable business after the cost of factoring and credit protection. Capital – Bankers are risk-averse and need to make sure the business has a means of paying back the loan in the case the capacity or revenue is lower than expected. Factoring companies often work with start-ups and companies with less capital on hand. They can do this based on the credit risk shifting from the business owner to business owner’s clients. Collateral – Banks and traditional lenders consider assets like real estate or capital equipment as collateral. Banks will also look at accounts receivable or monthly credit card receipts as collateral as well, but an Invoice Factor or Advance Lender will typically assign a higher value. Account Debtor An Account Debtor is any person or company that owes a balance on a monetary account to another party. In a factoring transaction, that is the creditworthy B2B or B2G Customer of the factoring company’s Client who has been invoiced for the Client’s services or goods on open terms. Accounts Payable (AP) Accounts Payable is the money that is owed to a company’s creditors. An example would be when a company buys goods from a supplier on open terms. That company owes the supplier payment for these goods. Accounts payable represents the money that is owed to the supplier and is a Current Liability on the Balance Sheet. AP or Accounts Payable Aging A periodic report that categorizes a company’s accounts payable according to the length of time an unpaid invoice has been outstanding. Similar to an accounts receivable aging, it is a critical management tool as well as an analytic tool that helps determine the financial health of a company by its ability to pay its bills on time. Credit memos and partially paid invoices will also be listed in the AP Aging. Accounts Payable Financing Accounts Payable Financing allows a company to pay their supplier immediately (cash on delivery or COD) without having to use their own working capital. This is also known as trade credit. This type of financing gives the company a longer term to pay back the creditor or when they sell the inventory. Accounts Receivable (AR) Accounts Receivable are monies owed to a company by their customers (another business, a government entity or individual) for goods or services sold on terms. Accounts receivable are a Current Asset on a company’s Balance Sheet. In most businesses the “bodies are buried” in the AR and the inventory. For example, AR over 90 days past due or of questionable collectability should be moved to Bad Debt so as not to be counted. AR or Accounts Receivable Aging A periodic report that categorizes a company’s accounts receivable according to the length of time an invoice has been outstanding. Accounts Receivable Aging is a critical management tool as well as an analytic tool that helps determine the financial health of a company’s customers, and therefore the health of their business. Credit memos and partially paid invoices will also be listed in the AR Aging. Accounts Receivable Financing Accounts Receivable Financing is when a business finances its AR (accounts receivable) with an Asset Based Lender company and receives short-term business funding in return usually based on a formula of availability (borrowing base). There may be spot verification to determine the quality of the AR. Accounts Receivable Verification Accounts Receivable Verification is part of the due diligence process of AR Factoring. The factoring company will verify the accounts receivable of their client’s customer (the Account Debtor). The factor is verifying that the Account Debtor is happy with the quality, quantity and timeliness of the service or product provided. The invoice dollar amounts, terms and conditions will also be verified. Accrual vs Cash Basis Accounting Accrual and Cash Basis Accounting are two different methods used to record a business’s income and expenses. Under the accrual method, transactions are recorded when they happen, without regard to monies being paid or received. With the cash basis, income is recorded when payment is received and expenses are recorded when they are paid. The accrual basis tends to smooth out a company’s earnings versus using the cash basis. However, cash basis accounting can better reflect true cash flow and discount any AR not paid in full for reasons such as slow pay, bad debt and allowances. Asset Based Lending (ABL) Asset Based Lending (ABL) is a credit facility based on primarily leveraging a company’s assets as collateral. An Asset Based Lender is giving you an Asset Based Loan typically tied to inventory, accounts receivable, intellectual property and/or your machinery & equipment. Assignee An Assignee is a person, company or entity who has been assigned and receives the transfer of payments, proceeds, property, title or rights as defined in a legal agreement. B2B, B2C & B2G Sales These are the abbreviations for Business to Business, Business to Consumer and Business to Government Sales, respectively. Invoice factoring is for B2B and B2G Sales on open terms. Balance Sheet A Balance Sheet is a financial document showing a company’s assets, liabilities and shareholders’ equity at a specific date; for instance at a month, quarter or year-end. The profit shown on the bottom of the Income or P&L Statement should ALWAYS match the profit on the bottom of the corresponding Balance Sheet. Most importantly, one without the other is near worthless. Borrowing Base Borrowing Base is the value assigned to a company’s assets, which is then used by lenders as criteria for providing availability under a loan agreement. These assets can sometimes be considered as collateral for the loan. Inventory and Accounts Receivable Asset Based Lending will many times use a Borrowing base to determine the eligible assets that can be borrowed against. Break-Even Point The point at which the income from sale of a product or service equals the invested costs, resulting in neither profit nor loss; the stage at which income equals expenditure. Burn Rate The rate at which an enterprise spends money, especially one venture capital, angel or private equity backed, in excess of income. A company cannot be Negative Cash flow forever and must eventually get to a Break-Even Point. Client Concentration Client Concentration is when a business has only one or a few large customers representing the majority of the business’ revenue. Collateral Collateral is specific asset owned by a borrower that is leveraged against the repayment of a loan. In invoice factoring it would be your contracts, invoices and proceeds. Consignment Sale A Consignment Sale is a trading arrangement in which a seller sends goods to a buyer or re-seller who pays the seller only as and when the goods are sold. A consignor who consigns goods to a consignee transfers only possession, not ownership, of the goods to the consignee. The seller typically remains the owner (titleholder) of the goods until they are paid for in full and, can after a certain period, take back the unsold goods. This arrangement is also called a Guaranteed Sale, sale or return, or goods on consignment. You can see the inherent problem with these Sales Terms if you are a small manufacturer, wholesaler or importer dealing with a large retailer. You don’t want the goods back (you want your money) and if they do come back there is a very good chance the product will no longer be of first quality. On a side note, be careful of a retailer offering you 180 day terms on a trial order. This is a defacto Consignment Sale and not typically financeable. This is also a very risky proposition. Contra Account A Contra Account, in terms of AR financing or Invoice Factoring, is when the Factoring Company’s Client and their Customer (the Account Debtor) each owe the other monies. For example, slotting or advertising fees in retailing. This must be disclosed immediately to the working capital provider so the borrowing base or availability can be adjusted accordingly. Contract Financing Contract Financing is the availability of working capital (sometimes called a mobilization draw) prior to the Government payment to a contractor before the acceptance of goods or services by the Government. You often see these with SME/MBE set-asides. Credit Insurance Credit Insurance, Trade Credit Insurance or AR Credit Insurance, is an insurance policy and a risk management product for companies wishing to protect their accounts receivable from loss due to credit risks such as Customer (Account Debtor) bankruptcy.
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